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What is El Salvador doing to improve energy security?

El Salvador has prioritised renewable energy projects to reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels and improve energy security. By 2019, renewables, including hydropower, biomass, solar photovoltaic (PV), and geothermal power, had reached 64.3% of the country’s total installed capacity of 2.2 gigawatts (GW).

How much oil does El Salvador import?

In 2019, El Salvador imported US$1.14 billion of refined petroleum and US$218 million of petroleum gas, primarily from the United States. Energía del Pacífico is currently developing an ambitious LNG-to-power project on El Salvador's northwest coast that is expected to satisfy 30% of the country's energy requirements when completed in 2022.

How did El Salvador's economy grow in 2019?

El Salvador’s economy, based mainly on services, industry and agriculture, grew by an estimated 2.4% in 2019, within a moderate average annual growth rate of its gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of 3.9% over the last 20 years.

Does El Salvador produce oil or natural gas?

El Salvador does not produce any oil or natural gas. 69.4% of El Salvador's 2019 energy supply came from oil derivatives. In 2016, El Salvador was consuming 52,000 barrels of oil per day, or 0.34 gallons of oil per capita daily.

What is El Salvador's 2020-2050 energy plan?

El Salvador submitted an updated Nationally Determined Contributions document in January 2022 in which they set a 640 Kt CO2eq yearly reduction from fossil fuel burning activities by 2030 (compared to the 2019 business as usual scenario). CNE (Consejo Nacional de Energía) is responsible for El Salvador's 2020-2050 energy plan.

Can solar power contribute to El Salvador's energy mix?

Since 2015, solar PV capacity alone has grown nearly tenfold, reaching 273 megawatts (MW) in 2019. The potential for renewable energy to contribute to El Salvador’s energy mix is much greater.

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Located in Acajutla, Sonsonate department on El Salvador''s Pacific coast, the project encompasses an offshore marine terminal with a permanently moored floating storage and …

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energy integration. El Salvador''s economy, based mainly on services, industry and agriculture, grew by an estimated 2.4% in 2019, within a moderate average annual growth rate of its gross …

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El Salvador, December 23, 2019 —International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has approved an $85 million dollar investment to Energía del Pacífico …

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In 2019, oil derivatives were the main source of energy in El Salvador, accounting for nearly 70 percent of the total energy supply that year. Bionergy ranked second, with a 20 percent...

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